A description of the outtermost coastes of Jutland both of the Belt side & of the North Sea side as they are situated between Aelburger Diep or haven and Rijncopen

Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:400 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 207 degrees. Bar scales in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Skagerrak, Kattegat, Alborg. Contents Note: Contains two coastal profiles. Decorated with four ships and two sea creatures.

A chart from Anthony Ashley's English edition of 'The Mariners Mirrour'. Lord Howard of Effingham ordered Waghenaer's sea atlas 'De Spieghel der Zeevaerdt' to be translated. It was so popular that 'waggoner' became the English term for a book of charts.

Object Details

ID: PBD8264(42)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz
Places: Skagerrak; Kattegat Alborg
Date made: 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 34 x 51 cm.